PeSuit and Tie

  books of the week continuing reading on & by andy warhol , and i love how gen-z he sounds - in one segment, he speaks about how people that don't work directly in the factory say he has an aura . in the "by" portion, it focuses on interviews with warhol or his own work. it seems he tried to "dumb it down" stating he "only reads books with pictures" and did not have a deeper meaning when focusing on pop!  or consumeristic art. brief mentions of valerie solanas (now eager to read her scum manifesto ), many mentions of getting shot (duhhh).  i guess he was ahead of his time, considering he was obsessed with tv and media, had a vibe/aura" to him, and was just kind of there - making "art" (question mark for some).  is the reincarnation of andy - those artsy fashion institute kids we see on tiktok - with cybersigil tattoos, wolf cuts etc...? or perhaps, the vibe is the art itself... the irony of pop art is inherent, since the pop artist ...

  music of the week      i've been at many music related events lately. it was a good week to discover artists, music enthusiasts, and more events.     i discovered marie & the restaurant , a local band that was performing on thursday at the bar coda . they have two songs out on spotify( always  and find your peace ), and the folksy style is refreshing and simply beautiful.      amy winehouse  is on repeat at home and in the car too, in honor of watching her documentary. she was so unique, and style was for sure something new in the 2000s. sib and i agreed she was the only singer that mastered cursive singing, and made it rich because of her strong vocals (all shade to whisper singing).     when we were at a local dive bar saturday night, it happened to be another random vinyl night. an older gentleman, a vinyl collector, was spinning. when we got there the repertoire was very industrial 90s punk (i caught add by the v...